<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:44:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lolomarie/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Can you beat the heat? Cat Estrus]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been a cat momma for over 30 years, my longest living cat lived almost 22 years, a beautiful male tuxedo. 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Dust, wind and then it just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weather/@lolomarie/haboob-or-dust-storm-in-arizona</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weather/@lolomarie/haboob-or-dust-storm-in-arizona</guid><category><![CDATA[weather]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 04:16:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgbJJE3GC9AHkmiyy6m4dqaQti9HJ5xcb7xdodsk8F1HQxBfN9JvPeZTodWiCpMbVBJmVbAq8bCzh1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising a Praying Mantis Baby, Charlie]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you haven't seen my previous post, this is Charlie, the praying mantis. I rescued Charlie from a parking lot in June 2017 when he/she had apparently just hatched from the egg nest. 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I am a wife, a wife who did research as her spouse was beginning to decline in his health while all his doctors]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/als/@lolomarie/do-you-have-als-or-kennedy-s-disease-an-often-mistaken-diagnosis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/als/@lolomarie/do-you-have-als-or-kennedy-s-disease-an-often-mistaken-diagnosis</guid><category><![CDATA[als]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 04:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeKjNP4pQ1yo7fjjJvmwrw3bToa2TzKxSTx1xzcXo9Sfvsm3HT8H67KyCS66KPfjmaAWSv6AZYF7s7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black & White Photo Challenge: Travel, Entry Three]]></title><description><![CDATA[My third and final entry for the black and white photo challenge this week is a beautiful train engine! 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Lake Pleasant is an artificial lake in the middle of the Sonoran Desert in Morristown, Arizona. The original]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@lolomarie/travel-lake-pleasant-regional-park-and-scorpion-bay-marina-in-arizona</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@lolomarie/travel-lake-pleasant-regional-park-and-scorpion-bay-marina-in-arizona</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 04:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAspi9LssChkGUNFSRTcUtZwxkCqpgWCyXpNAJPcfKsGhCwyPCQTWovV3x99jPd6X4xbTZ6HwfUsStcNHdxVp2YWkigpbaJhWecouB7wo8fEW7qKnPF9jMKMmNSec9Eu9QUvsb1UxShCo3H8Wq5N8njAfGLjGstYmx8N1aAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[For blue Friday I chose a photo of a steam locomotive car from the early 1900's which I changed using an app. I hope you enjoy the way I edited this photo. #LoloMarie #TSUFamily If you enjoy my work, please]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tsufamily/@lolomarie/blue-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tsufamily/@lolomarie/blue-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[tsufamily]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NV447XiVuNoLZ3Pja62GzP4N1PRsXzg44ySUthSJVwVvuTYZKtWzVoJ9RuZjXat9ZR2LUZ9vmovasmfkx8ec8DQM1ZSRsiLhoFgvXSiE5pNu8xqpnnm6TvQ9wKaSnfixRFxYxqbRp1zvwTtnMcadsWSgHbw38Eq7WbE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Adventures of Mikey ~ a day in Sedona, Arizona: a possible children's book?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As big fans of the movie, Monsters Inc., and being kids at heart, my husband and I bought this small toy Mikey when we saw it. It's the toy of the green, one eyed Mikey in the movie. We decided this little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tsufamily/@lolomarie/the-adventures-of-mikey-a-day-in-sedona-arizona-a-possible-children-s-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tsufamily/@lolomarie/the-adventures-of-mikey-a-day-in-sedona-arizona-a-possible-children-s-book</guid><category><![CDATA[tsufamily]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9xm1wRbMruRTbxcFZ44Zz3ezHFJw7tadsEQnqzYRnUUEtjaohAy8pzke8eGFbCpk5ttoBc9ijxijvgcjQnq499rDG9qrodRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun :Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have the most beautiful sunsets in Arizona, partly due to the dust in our air. Summers bring us some of the most stunning sunsets as the monsoon kicks up a lot of dust. Wildfires in the summer months]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sunthursday/@lolomarie/sun-thursday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sunthursday/@lolomarie/sun-thursday</guid><category><![CDATA[sunthursday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 04:56:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeYjRvVXwzR5Q2szwVJYvCVGnbZrv7qrpbgQ25MqbR2dCFjvL13MUXLKTRRbkfFPtErz49KPYb1TYDc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie, the Baby Praying Mantis, Striking a Pose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie is cleaning his face in the photo above after eating. He/she licks his hands and forearms and rubs them over his eyes and head, similar to a cat after a cat is finished eating. 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Hard to believe I once was a vehement cat hater!!     This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cats/@lolomarie/my-beautiful-kitty-bindi-a-miracle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cats/@lolomarie/my-beautiful-kitty-bindi-a-miracle</guid><category><![CDATA[cats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lolomarie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 06:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5Ssghg3uUihfQapbMSH9sxG2rw4KAmJrkwEzQd2Wt4hbeCQR5rbjvEaFKAHtPhC79sc6Hg4UbVXRXzv6PFx5YW3aovhGtBA6egdCS2GZESpD54cAK4Ct1k2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Kitty & Digital Art: How to with an App]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a photo of one of my beautiful kitties that I have merged with two other photos to make one beautiful digital art photo! 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